Civic Engagement Academy Administrative Staff
Derek Nichols, Graduate Assistant
- Student, Urban Planning
- 17 Norton Hall
- Phone: (716) 645-8177
- E-mail: djn2@buffalo.edu
There are two words that can sum up my undergraduate experience at UB — people and places.
Academically, my degree in anthropology allowed me to study how people function in society and my degree in geography explained the relation to their environment. Socially, I tried to be as active as I could with campus life: this university has so many opportunities to become a part of a community. All of these experiences eventually blended together into my pursuit of masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning with a focus on Community Development. The city of Buffalo has a wealth of fantastic people and places that has created an immense potential for becoming an even better area to live.
As the Graduate Assistant for the Civic Engagement Academy, it is my goal to encourage student involvement in Buffalo and the Western New York community to eventually love this city as much as I do.